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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/nicu-2-home-using-hit-support-parents-nicu-graduates-transitioning-home/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - VLBW infants who are discharged, or "graduate," from the NICU have complicated home and outpatient care … Many are discharged from the hospital with special health care needs, including home oxygen and monitoring
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49661/psn-pdf
August 01, 2012 - Patients are often discharged with at least
some part of the regional block still working to maximize … references
https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#references
of residual neurologic deficits if the patient will be discharged … If a patient is discharged with residual
effects following regional anesthesia, instructions must include … Consider a special follow-up protocol for patients receiving local/regional anesthesia who are
discharged … with a sensory block at dermatome T10 or below, with
some movement of the lower extremity, may be discharged
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/field-terry
January 01, 2023 - personnel costs required to implement an automated alert system for ambulatory physicians when patients are discharged … personnel costs required to implement an automated alert system for ambulatory physicians when patients are discharged
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psnet.ahrq.gov/continuing-education
February 26, 2025 - emergency department (ED) with abdominal pain and was initially diagnosed with cholelithiasis before being discharged … On exam, the patient had normal vital signs, neurologic exam, and initial imaging; he was discharged … A head CT scan was read as normal and he was diagnosed with a minor head injury and discharged without … including worsening cognition and increased headache and was diagnosed with post-concussive syndrome and discharged … He was discharged with antibiotic prescriptions, but returned three days later with worsening symptoms
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psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm-case-studies
March 25, 2025 - On exam, the patient had normal vital signs, neurologic exam, and initial imaging; he was discharged … A head CT scan was read as normal and he was diagnosed with a minor head injury and discharged without … including worsening cognition and increased headache and was diagnosed with post-concussive syndrome and discharged … He was discharged with antibiotic prescriptions, but returned three days later with worsening symptoms … A woman underwent surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome without complications and was discharged
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/long-term-outcomes-medication-intervention-using-screening-tool-older-persons-potentially
July 31, 2024 - May 25, 2016
Discontinuity of chronic medications in patients discharged from the intensive … September 27, 2016
Potentially inappropriate prescribing in older patients discharged
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0209-technical-specs.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Denominator statement: Number of eligible infants with gestational age between 23-34 weeks
discharged
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-emergency-medicine-pharmacists-medication-error-reporting-emergency-department
July 26, 2011 - May 4, 2012
Antibiotic prescribing errors in patients discharged from the pediatric emergency … March 30, 2022
Incidence of prescription errors in patients discharged from the emergency
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017817-field-final-report-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - single settings and not follow complex patients as they move between settings leaves older
patients discharged … We tested this intervention among adults, aged 65 and
older, discharged from skilled nursing facilities … Evaluation
We compared a series of measures related to the experiences of patients discharged from … Characteristics of the first 100 discharged patients during the intervention period and the matched … It is clear that older adults
discharged from SNFs to home form a highly vulnerable population.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/readmissions-and-adverse-events-after-discharge
April 27, 2022 - Background Being discharged from the hospital can be dangerous. … More subtle discharge hazards arise from the fact that nearly 40% of patients are discharged with test … results pending , and a comparable proportion are discharged with a plan to complete the diagnostic
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/k08hs023683-blecker-final-report-2018.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Furthermore, among patients with heart failure,
patients for other causes are less likely to be discharged … The
heart failure cohort included patients hospitalized with heart failure who were discharged
between … For the CDS cohort, we included all hospitalized patients discharged before March
31, 2018 who had … of heart failure were more likely than patients with a secondary diagnosis of
heart failure to be discharged … Partly for this reason, CDS had
a small effect in closing the quality gap between patients discharged
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-and-transcription-errors-multidose-dispensed-medications-discharge-hospital
February 15, 2011 - 2021
Medication report reduces number of medication errors when elderly patients are discharged … 2011
Clinical outcomes from the use of Medication Report when elderly patients are discharged
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/spotlight_case_missed_pneumothorax_10.09.2022_-_final.pdf
January 01, 2022 - • The patient was discharged home with family members, with
instructions to follow up “as needed, … • The patient was admitted overnight for observation and discharged
the next day after treatment … expected
recovery trajectory, and the milestones that must be achieved before
the patient can be safely discharged … response from the radiologist was too late to ensure patient safety, as it
occurred after the patient was discharged … interpretation and
communication of the CXR results did not happen until after the
patient had been discharged
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/engaging-caregivers-appendix-b.xlsx
May 29, 2025 - service with primary length of stay more than or equal to 7 days; 5) Difficult to place (unable to be discharged … Serious
Huth, 2023 Pre-Post United States Children's hospital to home Pediatric Inclusion: Patients discharged … patients aged ≥18 years with Medicare Fee-for-Service; 2) Resided in 10 zip codes near the hospital; 3) Discharged … and alcohol withdrawals, sickle cell diseases, palliative or hospice care, homelessness and who were discharged … hospital to home Pediatric Inclusion: English-speaking caregivers of patients aged 0 to 17 years discharged
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60311/psn-pdf
May 06, 2020 - survivors-will-be-left-traumatized-their-icu-experience
Patient safety can be challenged even after patients are discharged
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/curriculum/teamstepps-module-4-slides.pptx
June 02, 2025 - final treatment, reviews the clinical situation, and determines that the patient is well enough to be discharged … Before the patient is discharged, the nurse checks the patient’s vitals one last time.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-formula.pdf
June 02, 2025 - birth weight <1800g or poor growth history, fluid restriction, or abnormal
laboratory indices may be discharged
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/emergency-dept/index.html
July 01, 2025 - standardized approach to establish competency in communication of diagnostic uncertainty with patients being discharged
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/critical-echocardiogram-result-lost-follow
July 31, 2023 - patient at the time also did not follow up the patient’s echocardiogram given that he had already been discharged … this case revealed several figurative Swiss cheese holes that aligned: the patient had already been discharged … of care. 7 Adverse events span a multitude of patient care domains and almost 40% of patients are discharged … If the patient has already been discharged, the interpreting physician could contact the patient’s primary … If the patient had already been discharged, they would contact the patient’s primary care provider and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33562/psn-pdf
September 15, 2024 - Care
Outreach
Critical care physicians and nurses
Respond to emergencies
Follow up on patients
discharged … physician (critical care or hospitalist) backup
Respond to emergencies
Follow up on patients
discharged